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Air Traffic Requirements (AJV - 7) Airspace Technical Demonstration 2 (ATD - 2) Collaborat ive Decision Making (CDM) FROM THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE Important Notice to All NATCA Members of May 2 Deadline for Submitting Proposed Constitutional Amendments and Resolutions: Monday, May 2 is the last day that NATCA members may submit propose d amendments to the NATCA National Constitution for consideration by the delegates to the 2016 NATCA Biennial Convention in San Diego. Article XIV of the NATCA National Constitution provides: "All proposed amendments to the National Constitution shall be s ubmitted to the National Constitution Committee through the Executive Vice President one - hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the Convention." This year's Biennial Convention is scheduled to commence on Tuesday, August 30 with the Opening Reception. Any member wishing to submit an amendment for consideration by the delegates must send their proposal to NATCA Executive Vice President Trish Gilbert either by mail to the NATCA National Office (1325 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20005) or by emai l to tgilbert@natcadc.org and it must be received no later than Monday, May 2. Proposed amendments may be accompanied by a supporting argument of 200 words or less. The proposed amendments and their supporting arguments will be printed in a Constitutional Amendment Package and mailed to all NATCA members at the end of June. Proposals for resolutions (which form the Standing Rules and the Policy & Position Statements of the Association) submitted to the Executiv e Vice President no later than May 2 will also be published in the Constitutional Amendment Package along with the proposed amendments. No other proposed resolutions will be accepted before the Convention. Resolutions may be submitted at the Convention in accordance with Convention Rules. Members with questions about submitting proposed constitutional amendments or resolutions should contact a member of the National Constitution Committee or NATCA General Counsel Marguerite L. Graf ( mgraf@natcadc.org ). 2016 Electi on of National Representatives: Nomination Information and Election Timeline: The biennial election of National Representatives provided for in Standing Rule H - 1 of the NATCA Constitution will occur over t he next few months. National Representatives will be elected to two - year terms that begin on September 1, 2016. The following bargaining units will elect National Representatives: (1) Drug Abatement Inspectors and Investigators (AAM - 800); (2) Aircraft Cert ification Services (AIR); (3) En Route Automation; (4) Terminal Automation; (5) Airports (ARP); (6) Office of Chief Counsel (AGC); and (7) Flight Service (FSS). (Due to NATCA's recent success in the election to determine the exclusive representative for th e AFN unit (which has absorbed the Regions and Center Operations (ARC) unit), a National Representative for the ARC unit will not be able to be elected until the organizational realignment of the AFN unit is complete. NATCA is moving expeditiously, in conj unction with the FAA, to facilitate the completion of this realignment, but it is not anticipated that the relevant membership and representational issues will be clarified and resolved in time for the National